2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maclean - Yamba - Iluka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka live alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community of smaller households where fewer people share a home compared to most other areas. The typical home here has just 2.2 people.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maclean - Yamba - Iluka — lower than 86% of areas.
| Maclean - Yamba - Iluka | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People living alone make up 29.2% of households, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. This explains why the typical home size is 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 43.2%, followed closely by couples with children at 41.3%. One-parent families make up 14.3% of the mix, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national average.
14.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Maclean - Yamba - Iluka splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104011082/maclean-yamba-iluka/topic/family-households